The first hour of the morning is the rudder of the day
Beecher
I love early morning.
…The hours before the dawn when I can think, and read, and write and pray
When the seas of life are before me,
calm and open
And I can prepare myself for the voyage ahead
Like any good Captain, I check the stores upon my vessel-
The thoughts that will feed me
The course I have charted so I can miss the shoals, and reefs and icebergs
The harbors I will visit as I go about my day
I will not sail alone today
I know there are other vessels getting ready to put out to the Sea of Today
They will be all around me, and I will sail through their wake as they through mine
How I spend this hour preparing for this voyage called Today
will set my course and perhaps keep me from altering their course
People ask me why I awaken before the dawn
I suppose I arise early and read, and pray and write
Because it is the only way I will learn to be a good sailor
And that's poetiquejustis
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